There are 12 ways to get from Gera to Istanbul by train, plane, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
best- Take the train from Gera Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Istanbul (IST)plane LEJ - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
8h 19mBus
cheapest- Take the bus from Gera central train station to Dresden central stationbus 082 / ...
- Take the bus from Dresden Bayrische Strasse to Haskovo Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Haskovo Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus
34h 10m₺2,327–9,254Train, bus
- Take the train from Gera Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain Re3 / ...
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain 29 / ...
- Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbftrain 29 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich to Istanbulbus
31h 1m₺6,757–14,787Train, night train
- Take the train from Gera Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain Re3 / ...
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Passau Hbftrain 91
- Take the train from Passau Hbf to Wien Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nordtrain 347
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkalinighttrain
38h 11m₺17,835–28,732Drive 2,007.8 km
- Drive from Gera to Istanbulcar 2,007.8 km
20h 8m₺14,271–20,613Train, train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Gera Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane BER - SAW
9h 25mTrain, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Gera Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane NUE - SAW
8h 49m₺6,190–15,868Train, bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Take the train from Gera Hbf to Glauchau, Bahnhoftrain
- Take the bus from Chemnitz central bus station to Praguebus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)plane PRG - SAW
10h 39m₺4,922–15,903Train, train to Nuremberg Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the train from Gera Hbf to Erfurt Hbftrain
- Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbftrain
- Fly from Nuremberg Airport (NUE) to Istanbul (IST)plane NUE - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
9h 25m₺6,507–19,127Train, bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the train from Gera Hbf to Glauchau, Bahnhoftrain
- Take the bus from Chemnitz central bus station to Praguebus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Istanbul (IST)plane PRG - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogaribus
11h 14m₺5,939–15,162Train, bus via Pazardzhik
- Take the train from Gera Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain Rb / ...
- Take the bus from Leipzig Goethestraße to Pazardzhik Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Pazardzhik Coach Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogaribus
34h 3mDrive, car train
- Drive from Gera to Fuldacar
- Take the car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirnecartrain
- Drive from Edirne to Istanbulcar
41h 23m₺17,704–99,117
Gera to Istanbul by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gera to Istanbul is to bus which costs 2.300 ₺ - 9.500 ₺ and takes 34h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Gera to Istanbul is to train and fly which takes 8h 49m and costs 6.000 ₺ - 16.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Gera station to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Gera central train station and arriving at Istanbul Büyük Otogari via Dresden Bayrische Strasse and Haskovo Central Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Gera to Istanbul. However, there are services departing from Gera Hbf and arriving at Yenikapi via Erfurt Hbf, Passau Hbf, Wien Hbf, Bucharest and Halkali. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h 11m.
The distance between Gera and Istanbul is 1830 km. The road distance is 2007.8 km.
The best way to get from Gera to Istanbul without a car is to train and bus which takes 31h 1m and costs 6.500 ₺ - 15.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 8h 19m to get from Gera to Istanbul, including transfers.
Gera to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Gera central train station.
Gera to Istanbul train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Gera Hbf station.
Gera to Istanbul bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Dresden central station.
What companies run services between Gera, Germany and Istanbul, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Gera central train station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari via Dresden Bayrische Strasse and Haskovo Central Bus Station in around 34h 10m.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–17,000
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–21,000
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,000–16,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–15,000
Flights from Nuremberg Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,700–11,000
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–8,500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Istanbul via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–27,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺2,300–13,000
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–13,000
- Phone
- +49 37343 808037
- verein@pressnitztalbahn.de
- Website
- pressnitztalbahn.de
Train from Gera Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- pressnitztalbahn.de
Train from Gera Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- pressnitztalbahn.de
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Gera Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,200
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–2,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–1,900
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Gera Hbf to Glauchau, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺550–800
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Gera Hbf to Erfurt Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–1,600
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Nürnberg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺750–4,100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Nürnberg Hbf to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₺900–3,100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Erfurt Hbf to Passau Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–7,500
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Passau Hbf to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,700–3,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺1,000–2,900
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Wien Hbf to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–15,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,600
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺900–1,300
- 1st Class
- ₺1,200–1,600
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺300–850
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Fulda to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–40,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- ₺19,000–22,000
- Car Compartment
- ₺35,000–40,000
- Phone
- +49 89 54880111
- info@optimatours.de
- Website
- optimatours.de
Car train from Villach Hbf/Bbf to Edirne
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₺10,403–51,711
- Schedules at
- optimatours.de
- Couch Wagon BC-4
- ₺10,403
- Couch Wagon BC-1
- ₺28,142
- Sleeper Wagon
- ₺32,163
- Couch Wagon BC-4 Car
- ₺29,951
- Couch Wagon BC-1 Car
- ₺47,691
- Sleeper Wagon Car
- ₺51,711
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺130–280
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- +90 212 658 18 51
- info@alparturizm.com.tr
- Website
- alparturizm.com.tr
Bus from Munich to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–6,000
- Website
- https://www.alparturizm.com.tr/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Chemnitz central bus station to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺800–2,600
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Gera central train station to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺650–1,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359-887-208-506
- racic_bg@yahoo.com
- Website
- racicbg.com
Bus from Leipzig Goethestraße to Pazardzhik Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–5,500
- Website
- https://www.racicbg.com/bg/
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- support@citylines.eu
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Pazardzhik Coach Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,300–1,800
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
Bus from Haskovo Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₺950–1,300
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +90 212 658 00 61
- info@huntur.com.tr
- Website
- huntur.com.tr
Bus from Haskovo Central Bus Station to Istanbul Büyük Otogari
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,100–1,300
- Website
- https://www.huntur.com.tr/?l=EN
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Istanbul is 2h ahead of Gera. It is currently 1:33 PM in Gera and 3:33 PM in Istanbul.
Gera to Istanbul train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Erfurt Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Gera to Istanbul is 2008 km. It takes approximately 20h 8m to drive from Gera to Istanbul.
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